No, It Was Him

The shattered corpse could not even retain its original form...

Summoned by the combined power of the Supreme Gods, all they obtained were still only bones that could barely be pieced together into a human shape.

Half of the head had completely vanished... Everything below the waist was entirely gone.

"What do you think?"

Destiny looked toward Time with a subtle, wary gaze. The Goddess of Destiny seemed far from at ease.

"He must have died a very long time ago. After that, he communicated with the Xuan Tribe and left behind relics..."

Though he knew what that Goddess of Destiny was suspicious of, Time's tone remained calm.

But halfway through his words, he frowned and fell silent.

No...

This corpse had been dead for an extremely long time. If that Ancient God had truly died, how could he have maintained his consciousness for so long?

Unless that Ancient God's abilities had always been connected to time, or...

Time's scalp prickled and his mind shuddered. He did not dare think any further.

"If that Ancient God had originally been a First-tier Deity... and had given all his former relics to the Xuan Tribe by some method, sealing his former authority inside that scepter as well..."

The more Destiny spoke, the more wrong it felt. Having personally discussed many matters with that deity, the doubts in her heart showed no sign of being dispelled.

That seems unlikely.

Facing her companion's questioning gaze, Life replied with certainty.

"So... it was the Xuan God..."

Ti, already leaning her entire body against the scepter, sobbed as she breathed. The temperature and vitality within her body were rapidly fading...

Accompanying the Xuan Tribe had always been a spirit who had lost his body.

He had refused worship and extravagance... because he could no longer receive